D- TIHEK and Quasi-Jurisdictional Competence 1. TIHEK and the Authority to Review Applications 2. TIHEK and the Authority of Mediation 3. Evaluation of TIHEK Resolutions 39 41 46 47 CONCLUSIONS and DETERMINATIONS A- Competence and Responsibilities of TIHEK B- Composition of TIHEK and Guarantees of Its Independence and Pluralism C- TIHEK’s Methods of Operation D- Quasi-Jurisdictional Competence of TIHEK 51 52 53 54 55 THE REPORT ON THE OMBUDSMAN INSTITUTION AND ITS DECISIONS ON DISCRIMINATION 57 INTRODUCTION 57 A- STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INSTITUTION 58 B- POWERS AND OPERATION OF THE INSTITUTE AND THE NATURE OF THE INSTITUTION’S DECISIONS 60 C- INDICATORS: DECISION STATISTICS 64 67 D- ANALYSIS OF APPLICATIONS CLAIMING DISCRIMINATION AND CERTAIN DECISIONS 1. Applications related to Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities 2. Applications Claiming Discrimination Based on Religious Belief 3. Applications Claiming Discrimination Based on Gender and Sexual Identity 68 73 CONCLUSION 77 74